OBI is Going to Extend in Romania and Slovakai

With more than 500 stores OBI is the undisputed No 1 in the German market and one of the leading European DIY retailers, overall sales worth was EUR 5.8 billion.

OBI will aggressively push its
international expansion focussing efforts on Russia, Poland, Italy,
the Czech Republic, Hungary and the Balkans. On top of these
ambitious expansion targets OBI is about to enter three additional
countries, namely Ukraine, Romania and Slovakia. Medium term
targeting up to 20 stores both in Ukraine and Romania, OBI plans to
open another 10-15 stores in Slovakia within short. First openings in
these countries are scheduled for 2008.

OBI is market leader in several
countries, but nowadays had a critical conflict with its rival in
Sopron, where in two week OBI and Baumax opened a store.